Donald Trump famously promised, during his campaign, to "drain the swamp" of Washington DC. Various reports like this suggest that he is instead surrounding himself with alligators (emphasis mine): Trump taps into DeVos family to head … [Read more...]
Archives for November 23, 2016
Did something break? What happened?
It appears that all the comments have been removed from today's "Frank Talk from Barney" diary, as well as the ability to add comments. Did something break, or was this an editorial decision? While the exchanges were spirited, they … [Read more...]
Frank Talk from Barney
Noted Sanders critic and long game playing progressive politician Barney Frank has wise words about where the Democrats need to go. The historic party of bread and butter economics should embrace its roots as a populist party and fight … [Read more...]
Revolutionary change
Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander Thomas Merton wrote (emphasis mine): If we really sought truth we would begin slowly and laboriously to divest ourselves one by one of all our coverings of fiction and delusion: or at least we would … [Read more...]
West Roxbury Pipeline Activist 22 Year Old Sophia Wilansky faces Amputation after being struck by a Concussion Grenade at Standing Rock #NoDAPL #waterisone #mediawhiteout #waterprotectorssophia
Marla Marcum of the Roxbury Pipeline Activists provided the following via Press Release. First the Morton County Sheriff's Department used Concussion Grenades, then water cannons and CS Gas, and then rubber bullets on non violent Native … [Read more...]